Concept information
Preferred term
defense lawyers
Definition
- Defense attorneys for the accused are an important feature of the adversary criminal trial. Because cases are complex, fairness requires the presence of a legal advocate for a defendant faced with an accusation by the state—which, after all, employs its own attorney as a prosecutor. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Defense Lawyers]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/defense_lawyers
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